Healthcare professionals are being encouraged to be mindful
of their stress and anxiety levels.
A new initiative has been introduced in the Bons Secours Hospital in Cork city to encourage mindfulness in the workplace - the aim is to enhance the wellbeing of nurses and medics so that they can increase their compassion for patients.
Over 250 delegates attended a conference on the issue at the hospital over the weekend.
Director of Nursing at the Bons - Ber Mulcahy - says
nurses are now working in a very pressurised environment..